Approximately 30,000 people volunteer to plan, organize, and provide labor for the Aloha Festivals each year.

There was also the chance that the Floral Parade would be cancelled altogether, but it was saved by private donors and funds from the City and County of Honolulu.

The ceremony takes place at Helumoa, a section of Waikiki near the Royal Hawaiian Center.

[5] The Floral Parade starts at the intersection of Ala Moana Boulevard and Kamakee st. and goes through Waikiki before finishing at Kapiolani Park.

[6] The parade features p'au riders, marching bands, hula halaus, and that year's Aloha Festival Royal Court.